Rochester Youth Outreach |

About Us

Rochester Youth Outreach (RYO) served young people of Rochester ages 13-18 for several years prior to closing in 2014 using the arts and music as catalysts for youth leadership, empowerment, and civic engagement. While it was active RYO embraced an asset-based philosophy of...
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Support

Our funding was unsecured for another year and we reached out for help with a goal of $20,000 to support keeping the center open. Unfortunately the funds were not forthcoming, and we had to close in 2014. Our proposals involved creating two part time salary positions, paying...
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Staff

Yearning to reach young people, Nicholas Moore joined the staff of RYO as a Rochester Youth Year worker right after graduating from Roberts Wesleyan College in 2012 and served until it closed 2 years later. With a BA in Liberal Arts, minor in Fine Arts, and concentrations in...
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RYO Weblog

Read about our activities, past, present, and future. We’d love to have your participation!
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Events

With the aid of a Youth as Resources grant of $1,000 dollars and a donation of more than $3,000 worth of music equipment from Fire Escape, a youth group in Ashburn, Virginia, our youth leadership team of 13 teenagers from Wilson Foundation High School in collaboration with our...
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"Rochester Youth Outreach"

Using music and arts as a catalyst for youth leadership, empowerment and civic engagement

About Us

Rochester Youth Outreach (RYO) served young people of Rochester ages 13-18 for several years prior to closing in 2014 using the arts and music as catalysts for youth leadership, empowerment, and civic engagement.

Staff

Yearning to reach young people, Nicholas Moore joined the staff of RYO as a Rochester Youth Year worker right after graduating from Roberts Wesleyan College in 2012 and served until it closed 2 years later.

Support

Our funding was unsecured for another year and we reached out for help with a goal of $20,000 to support keeping the center open. Unfortunately the funds were not forthcoming, and we had to close in 2014.

Recent RYO Weblog Posts

Yes, we’ve been in a quiet time 2015 was a sabbath year of quietness, rest, and...

After the success of our participation in Rochester’s citywide Indiefest 2013,...

Rochester Youth Outreach hosted its first collaborative TWISY (The World Is Still Young)...

RYO hosted another wonderfully successful youth-led and run all-ages TWISY music Event...

Hello friends! There are only 3 days left in the RYO Indiegogo Campaign! Check out the...

Rochester Youth Outreach will be participating in a community garage sale at the Public...

Last night our own Rochester Youth Outreach (RYO) team hosted their first major event,...

Nine Rochester Police Department officers assigned to the Westside were able to join us...

Generation Outreach cordially invites you to our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Saturday,...

Congratulate them the next time you see them! Our good friends Douglas Smith and Cynthia...

Rochester Youth Outreach is co-sponsoring a Children’s Literacy Program with the...

About Us

Support

Staff

RYO Weblog

Events

"Rochester Youth Outreach"

About Us

Staff

Support

Recent RYO Weblog Posts

From Our Weblog

Locations

RYO Main Headquarters

Vineyard Fellowship Space

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